Credit points
40
Minor available at
- Melbourne
- Strathfield
Additional information
Graphic Design is an innovative and essential component of contemporary visual culture and the built environment. Understanding the principles of effective visual communication adds competitive value to projects from all disciplines and develops a broad range of skills transferable to any workplace. Graphic Design units prepare students with authentic assessment projects designed to build experience and understanding of the design processes methodology and equip students to confidently create and assess effective visual communication and develop their own design solution strategies. Graphic Design units focus on the following area: design for publication, information design, interactive and web design, typography, illustration, social media, visual storytelling and the digital image. Students from all technical backgrounds acquire broad technical skills in current design software programs in a workshop based computer lab class.
Admission requirements
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2022 Admission.
Completion requirements
A student must complete 40 cp of the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
a. 10 cp from 100-level units (Part A);
b. 30 cp from 200- level units (Part B).
Part A : 100-level Units
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
DESN120 | Graphic Design Thinking | 10 |
Part B : 200-level Units
Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
DESN227 | Web Design | 10 | |
DESN240 | Design for Multimedia | 10 | |
DESN242 | Design for Publication | 10 | |
DESN243 | Design for Visual Storytelling | 10 | |
DESN244 | Design for Social Media | 10 |